Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball that had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
Kansas City Municipal Stadium was an American baseball and football stadium in the central United States, located in Kansas City, Missouri. It was located at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and E. 22nd Street.
Mark Lee Simoneau is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for Kansas State University and was recognized as an All-American. He was picked by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and played for the Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.
Neil Smith is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1988 to 1996, the Denver Broncos from 1997 to 1999, and the San Diego Chargers in 2000. Before his NFL career, he played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, where he was an All-American in 1987. He also co-owned an Arena Football team, the Kansas City Command.
Ryan Matthew Lilja is a former American football center and guard. He played college football at Kansas State, and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004, and later played with them from 2010 to 2012. Lilja also played with the Indianapolis Colts from 2004 to 2009, with whom he won Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears.
Jack Hartman was an American football player and college basketball coach.
Ewart Haron "Jackie" Battle III is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, and Tennessee Titans. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 2007. He played college football at the University of Houston.
Allen F. Reynolds was an American college and professional football guard who played eight seasons in the American Football League from 1960-1967 for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. Allen is an alumnus of Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri where he was inducted into the Tarkio College Hall of Fame in 1987.
Jackie Bradley Jr., nicknamed "JBJ", is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Kansas City Royals. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he bats left and throws right-handed.
Armon Tyrae Binns is a former American football wide receiver and is currently the wide receivers coach for the Northwestern Wildcats. He played college football at Cincinnati. Binns was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He has also been a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, and Kansas City Chiefs.
Tyreek Hill is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Hill was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He played college football at Garden City, Oklahoma State, and West Alabama.
Sanders Commings is an American former professional baseball outfielder and American football cornerback. Prior to his baseball career, he played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Commings was released from the Atlanta Braves organization.
Donovan James Rose is a former American and Canadian football defensive back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was the head coach of the Hampton Pirates from 2009 to 2013. He played college football at Hampton and played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins of the NFL and the Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.
Chandler Fenner is a former professional gridiron football defensive back. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at the College of the Holy Cross.
James Winchester is an American football long snapper for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. He's won three Super Bowls as a member of the Chiefs, LIV, LVII, LVIII.
Dazz Newsome is an American professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at North Carolina and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Thomas Townsend is an American football punter for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee and Florida, and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
Tershawn Wharton is an American football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri S&T.
Chris Oladokun is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida before transferring to Samford then to South Dakota State.
Jack Cochrane is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Dakota.
